Originally Posted by
dayone
A continental breakfast is breakfast that consists of food such as bread, butter, jam, and a hot drink. There is no cooked food.
There is no commonly accepted definition of a continental breakfast in North America. Marriott's standard of a continental breakfast, judging from the lounges, includes at least oatmeal, eggs and some sort of meat, all of which require cooking. But it doesn't matter because we are talking about restaurants, which are supposed to serve eligible elite status guests "breakfast" and not a "continental breakfast."